WEBVTT HE INJURED TWO MECHANICS TRYINGTO GET AWAY.IT HAPPENED AT THE JIFFY LUBE INWARR ACRES OFF NORTHWESTEXPRESSWAY.KOCO'S PATRINA ADGER HAS THESTORY.IT'S NEW TONIGHT.PATRINA: THE BIZARRE EXCHANGEHAPPENED AT THIS JIFFY LUBE NEARIN WARR ACRES NEAR NORTHWESTEXPRESSWAY AND MACARTHUR.THE CUSTOMER, WHO WE'RE NOTNAMING UNTIL HE'S FORMALLYCHARGED, WENT THERE TO PICK UPHIS CAR.ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, TECHNICIANS COMPLETED $1800WORTH OF REPAIRS.HE TRIED TO PAY WITH A CHECK.THE CUSTOMER WAS TOLD SEVERALTIMES THAT THEY DIDN'T TAKECHECKS.THERE'S EVEN A SIGN ON THE DOORSAYING SO.THAT'S WHEN THE CUSTOMER GOT INHIS CAR AND TRIED TO LEAVEWITHOUT PAYING.THE STORE MANAGER COULDN'T TALKON CAMERA DUE TO THE ONGOINGINVESTIGATION, BUT TELLS ME, HEAND AN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOPTHE MAN FROM LEAVING LAST MONTH.THAT'S WHEN, ACCORDING TO THEAFFIDAVIT, THE CUSTOMER PULLEDOUT A BOX CUTTER, AND CUT THEMANAGER.WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN,THE CUSTOMER ACCELERATEDBACKWARDS KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE, DOWN TO THE GROUND ANDDRAGGING HIM BACKWARDS ABOUT 39FEET CAUSING INJURIES.COURT DOCUMENTS SAY THE CUSTOMERTHEN DROVE OFF WITH THE CAR.THE MANAGER TELLS ME BOTH HE ANDTHE EMPLOYEE WEREN'T SERIOUSLYINJURED.POLICE NOW SEARCHING FOR THAT

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man they say injured two people during after a bizarre exchange at a Warr Acres car repair shop.

Last month, a customer went to the Jiffy Lube near Northwest Expressway and MacArthur Boulevard to pick up his car. He tried to pay with a check after technicians completed $1,800 worth of repairs, according to court documents.

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The customer was told several times that Jiffy Lube doesn’t accept checks. The shop has a sign on the door saying so.

The customer then got in his car and tried to leave without paying.

When an employee tried to stop the man from leaving, the customer pulled out a box cutter, said the manager, who was cut during the incident. The manager stepped in, and the customer accelerated backward, knocking the employee to the ground and dragging him about 39 feet, court documents said.

The customer then drove off. Police are now searching for him.

The manager said he and the employee weren’t seriously injured.

KOCO 5 has chosen not to release the customer’s name because he has not been formally charged.